PRESERVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION

50% more patients returned to independent functional status3*

Cognitive impairment refers to a persistent loss of brain function following a critical illness. Between one- and two-thirds of mechanically ventilated patients suffer from some level of cognitive impairment, with loss of function comparable to traumatic brain injury or even mild Alzheimer’s disease.([FOOTNOTE=Girard TD, Jackson JC, Pandharipande PP, et al. Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(7):1513–1520. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181e47be1],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Length of delirium has been associated with poorer cognition scores one year post-lCU.10 The reduction in delirium afforded by early mobility treatments lays a foundation for better outcomes that last beyond discharge from the ICU.